Austin Stowell Takes Key Role In Spielberg's Cold War Film

THR reports that Austin Stowell has joined the as yet Untitled Cold War set project that Steven Spielberg is tipped to direct.

Matt Charman wrote the true story inspired pitch that follows James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) an attorney who negotiated the release of downed U-2 spy plane pilot Gary Powers (Stowell) after an incident in 1960. Joel and Ethan Coen penned the latest draft of the script.

Amy Ryan will play Donovan's wife. Stage actor Mark Rylance Eve Hewson, Alan Alda and Billy Magnussen also star in the film. 

Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger will produce with Spielberg. Adam Somner and Daniel Lupi will exec produce.

This will be Spielberg's fourth collaboration with Hanks, following Saving Private Ryan, Catch Me If You Can and The Terminal. They also served as executive producers on HBO's World War II mini-series' Band of Brothers.

The project joins the ever growing list of films that Spielberg has in the pipeline--including the religious drama "The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara"